"We selected BNY Mellon to provide these critical services because of its ability to develop a customized solution regarding the servicing of short positions," said Noah Hamman, chief executive officer and founder of AdvisorShares. "BNY Mellon also has demonstrated its expertise in providing ETF services to our Dent Tactical ETF (NYSE: DENT), which we launched September, 2009."

"Our continuing investments in technology and customer service provide us with the infrastructure required to support short positions and actively managed ETFs," said Joseph Keenan, managing director and global head of exchange-traded fund services at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. "We see increasing demand for actively managed ETFs as investors appreciate the additional flexibility that they can provide when compared with traditional mutual funds."